College bowl games: what you need to know
Here are my predictions for all 41 bowl games. These are against the spread of course, but if you’re not that serious in your party pool for work, friends, or your ESPN Capital One Bowl Mania, I’ll also have the scores so you can at least pick the winner.
Good Luck!
December 16
R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl (1 p.m. ET)
Troy (-5.5) vs. North Texas
TV: ESPN
Prediction: Troy 38, North Texas 31
AutoNation Cure Bowl (2:30 p.m. ET)
Western Kentucky (-4.5) vs. Georgia State
TV: CBS Sports Network
Prediction: Western Kentucky 41, Georgia State 30
Las Vegas Bowl (3:30 p.m. ET)
No. 25 Boise State (+5) vs. Oregon
TV: ABC
Prediction: Boise State 42, Oregon 40
Gildan New Mexico Bowl (4:30 p.m. ET)
Marshall (+5.5) vs. Colorado State
TV: ESPN
Prediction: Marshall 30, Colorado State 27
Raycom Media Camellia Bowl (8 p.m. ET)
Middle Tennessee (+3.5) vs. Arkansas State
TV: ESPN
Prediction: Middle Tennessee 35, Arkansas State 27
December 19
Cheribundi Tart Cherry Boca Raton Bowl (7 p.m. ET)
Akron vs. Florida Atlantic (-17)
TV: ESPN
Prediction: Florida Atlantic 48, Akron 20
December 20
DXL Frisco Bowl (8 p.m. ET)
Louisiana Tech (-5) vs. SMU
TV: ESPN
Prediction: SMU 31, Louisiana Tech 30
December 21
Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl (8 p.m. ET)
Temple (-8) vs. Florida International
TV: ESPN
Prediction: Temple 30, Florida International 20
December 22
Bahamas Bowl (12:30 p.m. ET)
UAB (+7) vs. Ohio
TV: ESPN
Prediction: UAB 21, Ohio 20
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (4 p.m. ET)
Central Michigan vs. Wyoming (Even)
TV: ESPN
Prediction: Wyoming 37, Central Michigan 27
December 23
Birmingham Bowl (12 p.m. ET)
Texas Tech (+2.5) vs. South Florida
TV: ESPN
Prediction: Texas Tech 49, South Florida 41
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl (3:30 p.m. ET)
San Diego State vs. Army*
TV: ESPN
Prediction: San Diego State 31, Army 20
Dollar General Bowl (7 p.m. ET)
Appalachian State vs. Toledo (-7)
TV: ESPN
Prediction: Toledo 27, Appalachian State 20
December 24
Hawaii Bowl (8:30 p.m. ET)
Fresno State vs. Houston (-1.5)
TV: ESPN
Prediction: Houston 30, Fresno State 28
December 26
Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl (1:30 p.m. ET)
West Virginia (+4.5) vs. Utah
TV: ESPN
Prediction: West Virginia 40, Utah 38
Quick Lane Bowl (5:15 p.m. ET)
Duke vs. Northern Illinois (+2.5)
TV: ESPN
Prediction: Northern Illinois 27, Duke 23
Cactus Bowl (9 p.m. ET)
Kansas State vs. UCLA (+3)
TV: ESPN
Prediction: UCLA 37, Kansas State 27
December 27
Walk On’s Independence Bowl (1:30 p.m. ET)
Southern Miss (+14) vs. Florida State
TV: ESPN
Prediction: Florida State 31, Southern Miss 21
New Era Pinstripe Bowl (5:15 p.m. ET)
Boston College vs. Iowa (-3)
TV: ESPN
Prediction: Iowa 20, Boston College 13
Foster Farms Bowl (8:30 p.m. ET)
Arizona vs. Purdue (+4.5)
TV: Fox
Prediction: Arizona 35, Purdue 34
Academy Sports & Outdoors Texas Bowl (9 p.m. ET)
Texas vs. Missouri (-1)
TV: ESPN
Prediction: Missouri 34, Texas 331
December 28
Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman (1:30 p.m. ET)
Virginia vs. Navy*
TV: ESPN
Prediction: Navy 24, Virginia 21
Camping World Bowl (5:15 p.m. ET)
No. 22 Virginia Tech vs. No. 19 Oklahoma State (-6.5)
TV: ESPN
Prediction: Oklahoma State 40, Virginia Tech 31
Valero Alamo Bowl (9 p.m. ET)
No. 13 Stanford vs. No. 15 TCU (-2)
TV: ESPN
Prediction: TCU 24, Stanford 20
San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl (9 p.m. ET)
No. 18 Washington State (-4.5) vs. No. 16 Michigan State
TV: Fox
Prediction: Washington State 38, Michigan State 31
December 29
Belk Bowl (1 p.m. ET)
Wake Forest (-2.5) vs. Texas A&M
TV: ESPN
Prediction: Wake Forest 35, Texas A&M 27
Hyundai Sun Bowl (3:30 p.m. ET)
No. 24 NC State (-5) vs. Arizona State
TV: CBS
Prediction: NC State 28, Arizona State 21
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl (4:30 p.m. ET)
No. 21 Northwestern (-6.5) vs. Kentucky
TV: ESPN
Prediction: Northwestern 37, Kentucky 24
Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl (5:30 p.m. ET)
Utah State (-3) vs. New Mexico State
TV: CBS Sports Network
Prediction: Utah State 27, New Mexico State 17
Goodyear Cotton Bowl (8:30 p.m. ET)
No. 5 Ohio State vs. No. 8 USC (+6)
TV: ESPN
Prediction: USC 34, Ohio State 30
December 30
TaxSlayer Bowl (Noon ET)
No. 23 Mississippi State vs. Louisville (-5.5)
TV: ESPN
Prediction: Louisville 38, Mississippi State 20
AutoZone Liberty Bowl (12:30 p.m. ET)
No. 20 Memphis (-3) vs. Iowa State
TV: ABC
Prediction: Memphis 37, Iowa State 30
PlayStation Fiesta Bowl (4 p.m. ET)
No. 9 Penn State vs. No. 11 Washington (+4.5)
TV: ESPN
Prediction: Washington 38, Penn State 35
Capital One Orange Bowl (8 p.m. ET)
No. 6 Wisconsin vs. No. 10 Miami (+5.5)
TV: ESPN
Prediction: Miami 38, Wisconsin 28
January 1, 2018
Outback Bowl (Noon ET)
Michigan vs. South Carolina (+7.5)
TV: ESPN2
Prediction: Michigan 23, South Carolina 20
Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl (12:30 p.m. ET)
No. 7 Auburn (-8) vs. No. 12 UCF
TV: ESPN
Prediction: Auburn 38, UCF 20
Citrus Bowl presented by Overton’s (1 p.m. ET)
No. 14 Notre Dame vs. No. 17 LSU (-1)
TV: ABC
Prediction: LSU 31, Notre Dame 27
Rose Bowl (National Semifinal, 5 p.m. ET)
No. 2 Oklahoma (-1.5) vs. No. 3 Georgia
TV: ESPN
Prediction: Oklahoma 24, Georgia 17
Sugar Bowl (National Semifinal, 8:45 p.m. ET)
No. 1 Clemson vs. No. 4 Alabama (Even)
TV: ESPN
Prediction: Alabama 34, Clemson 30
January 8, 2018
National Championship Game (8 p.m. ET)
TV: ESPN
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